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Government To Hike Repayment In Bid To Rein In Public Debt

31 Aug, 2020

The government has increased debt repayment to 3 per cent of the total national annual budget in order to maintain fiscal discipline, the Finance Ministry said.

British Woman Only New Covid Case In Thailand Monday

31 Aug, 2020

The government reported a single new case of the novel coronavirus on Monday, a 29-year-old British woman, raising the accumulated total in Thailand to 3,412.

Kanchanaburi Borders With Myanmar Closed Due To Covid-19 Threat

30 Aug, 2020

Prime Minister General Prayut Chan-o-cha has ordered closure of all access routes to Myanmar from Kanchanaburi province to prevent the spread of Covid-19 after a suspected second wave of infections in the neighbouring country.

Little Backing For Govt's Plan To Reopen

30 Aug, 2020

Islands lukewarm on 'Phuket Model' amid fear of second wave of virus

No New Covid-19 Cases Sunday

30 Aug, 2020

No cases of the novel coronavirus were reported over the past 24 hours in Thailand, the government said.

Mismanagement, Graft Sank THAI, Says Panel

29 Aug, 2020

Minister blames Airbus purchases during Thaksin era for start of downward spiral

Long-stay Visits Possible This Winter

29 Aug, 2020

Healthcare magnate Boon Vanasin says stays of up to nine months could be allowed

Thai Returnee Brings Cases To 3,411

29 Aug, 2020

Another coronavirus case was reported on Saturday — an asymptomatic returnee from the Netherlands in state quarantine — bringing the total in Thailand to 3,411.

PM Agrees To Bail Out 7 Airlines

29 Aug, 2020

B24bn govt splurge on budget carriers

Vaccination Tours On The Table

29 Aug, 2020

Tour operators have suggested arranging tours for those who want to get Covid-19 vaccinations abroad, though they are awaiting a clear set of rules and regulations before selling packages.

Thailand Not Opening To Foreign Tourists Any Time Soon

28 Aug, 2020

Thailand will not be fully reopened to foreign tourists along the lines of the so-called “Phuket Model” any time soon because the government has to consider too many details, deputy government spokesperson Traisulee Traisoranakul said on Friday (August 28).

U-shaped Recovery Forecast For Thailand, With GDP Shrinking By 10 Per Cent

28 Aug, 2020

Kasikorn Research Centre (KResearch) believes that the Thai economy may have seen its trough in the second quarter based on a quarter-to-quarter basis.

Six More Cases, One A Medical Tourist

28 Aug, 2020

The government on Friday reported six new cases of coronavirus disease, three Thais and three foreigners, all in quarantine.

AirAsia 2Q Airline Revenue Dives 98%

28 Aug, 2020

AirAsia Group Berhad reported Wednesday its results for the quarter ending 30 June 2020 that showed airline revenue plummeting 98% year-on-year.

Centara Speeds Up Myanmar Expansion

28 Aug, 2020

Centara Hotels & Resorts, Thailand’s leading hotel operator, signs management agreements with three new hotels in Myanmar.

Phuket Eyed For Return Of Foreign Tourists

28 Aug, 2020

Government ministries are studying guidelines to open areas of Thailand to foreign tourists, a source at Government House said on Thursday.

CCSA Names Groups That Can Return

28 Aug, 2020

Long-term foreign residents and foreigners with permanent residences in Thailand stranded overseas will receive priority when seeking to return to Thailand, under strict disease control measures, the head of a panel under the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) said.

Thailand, Singapore In Talks To Ease Business Travel Restrictions

27 Aug, 2020

Thailand and Singapore have discussed the possibility of reopening travel for businesses as they are opening up the countries.

One More Coronavirus Infection

27 Aug, 2020

Another coronavirus case has been reported, almost three weeks after the man arrived in Thailand from India.

THAI Ready To Fly In Tourists From 6 Nations, Even China

27 Aug, 2020

Thai Airways International Plc is ready to arrange special direct charter flights from six countries to Phuket under the government’s plan to revive the subdued tourism sector, said acting president Chansin Treenuchagron.

Prayut Backs Return Of Tourists

27 Aug, 2020

Virus control curbs 'will be stringent'

School Master Sentenced To Death For Gold-shop Murder-robbery

27 Aug, 2020

The Criminal Court on Thursday sentenced a school master to death for shooting dead three people, a young boy and two adults, while robbing a gold shop in a Lop Buri mall on Jan 9.

Meliá Koh Samui Sharpens Spa Team

26 Aug, 2020

Meliá Koh Samui has named Kantima Chompoolad as its wellness manager.

Floods Dampen Sukhothai Travel Hopes

26 Aug, 2020

The floods hitting several northern provinces have worsened the tourism outlook in Sukhothai as local travellers cancel trips to the area.

SRT Eyes Next Stage Of EEC Train Project

26 Aug, 2020

Phase 2 plans ready by 2021, cabinet told

Cabinet Injects Bt1bn Into Vaccine Hunt

26 Aug, 2020

The Cabinet today approved Bt1 billion in funding for the National Vaccine Institute to support development and production of vaccines against Covid-19 and other diseases. The fund will come from emergency budget set aside for 2020, said deputy government spokeswoman Traisuree Taisaranakul.

Hotel Body Demands Govt Reopen The Country To Foreigners

25 Aug, 2020

The Thai Hotel Association (THA) has demanded that the government reopen the country to foreigners, especially since occupancy in hotels is almost zero, with some small operators being forced to close up.

AirAsia And Agoda To Bundle Travel

25 Aug, 2020

AirAsia and Agoda a global hotel booking platform, announced Monday a strategic partnership to spur travel in Southeast Asia.

Flooding In Sukhothai As Dyke Bursts

25 Aug, 2020

Warnings issued for Phitsanulok, Phichit

Hotels Cut Costs To Ride Liquidity Crunch

25 Aug, 2020

Hoteliers keep on implementing cost reduction strategies to deal with the liquidity crunch, hoping local demand can improve upon disastrous earnings in the second quarter.